Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
Jim Stark is the new kid in town. He has been in trouble elsewhere; that's why his family has had to move before. Here he hopes to find the love he doesn't get from his middle-class family. Though he finds some of this in his relation with Judy, and a form of it in both Plato's adulation and Ray's real concern for him, Jim must still prove himself to his peers in switchblade knife fights and "chickie" games in which cars race toward a seaside cliff.
Cactus Classic Cinema: “Rebel Without A Cause” (1955) PG-13 - Remembering James Dean
Doors: 7:00 pm • Showtime: 7:20 pm
7:20 PM – 9:11 PM
1812 Buddy Holly Ave, Lubbock, TX 79401, USA
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Cactus Classic Cinema: “Rebel Without A Cause” (1955) PG-13 - Remembering James Dean
Wednesday, September 30, 2026
Doors: 7:00 pm • Showtime: 7:20 pm
Rebel Without a Cause is a 1955 American coming-of-age melodrama film, directed by Nicholas Ray. The film stars James Dean, Natalie Wood, Sal Mineo, Jim Backus, Ann Doran, Corey Allen, Dennis Hopper, and Nick Adams. Focusing on emotionally confused suburban, middle-class teenagers, the film offers both social commentary and an alternative to previous films depicting delinquents in urban slum environments.
The film was an attempt to portray the moral decay of American youth, critique parental styles, and explore the differences and conflicts between generations, namely the Interbellum Generation and the Silent Generation. The title was adopted from psychologist Robert M. Lindner’s 1944 book, Rebel Without a Cause: The Hypnoanalysis of a Criminal Psychopath, although the film itself does not make any other references to Lindner’s book. Warner Bros. Pictures released the film on October 27, 1955, nearly a month after Dean’s death in a car crash on September 30, 1955.
Over the years, the film has achieved landmark status for the performance of Dean, fresh from his Oscar-nominated role in East of Eden, in his most celebrated role. This was the only film of Dean’s in which he received top billing. In 1990, Rebel Without a Cause was selected for preservation in the Library of Congress’s National Film Registry as being deemed “culturally, historically, and aesthetically significant”.
Running Time: 1 hour, 51 minutes
General Admission….$7; all seats on floor level.
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